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Judg 15:4 Possibly, the animals were not foxes but jackals, which were more common in Palestine. The two animals look similar, and the same Hebrew word is used for both. Whereas foxes are solitary, jackals travel in packs, and thus 300 of them could be caught more easily. Both animals have long tails that could be tied together.
Judg 15:8 he struck them hip and thigh. The exact meaning of this idiom is obscure. Perhaps it means Samson left his enemies lying on the ground in a tangled jumble of legs and thighs.
Judg 15:14–15 Spirit of the Lord. See note on 14:6. fresh jawbone. Presumably it would not have been dry and brittle, so there was no danger of its breaking.
Judg 15:18–19 to this day. See note on Josh. 4:9.
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